MAN Diesel Provides Engines for Jan de Nul’s Fall-Pipe and Rock-Dumping Vessel Simon Stevin

Construcciones Navales del Norte (La Naval de Sestao) of Spain’s Basque country delivered the “Simon Stevin” to Jan de Nul in February. Driven by a diesel-electric propulsion system comprising a series of MAN Diesel 32/40 engines, the new addition to the Belgian group’s fleet is the world’s largest fall-pipe and rock-dumping vessel with a capacity of 19,500 m3.Construction of the ship lasted 26 months, with keel-laying taking place in April 2008 and launching in March 2009. The Simon Stevin recently departed for Australia for its first commercial projects.